History

On October 6, 1948, a group of faculty women and faculty wives established a new organization at NMSU, “The Newcomers’ Club.” Membership was open to women faculty members and wives of faculty during their first two years at the university. In 1953-1954, a group of faculty women began the Faculty Women’s Club. The purpose of this organization was to provide opportunities for social activities among faculty women. The two organizations merged in 1977, evolving into the NMSU Women’s Club.

In researching more materiel for this page, I found an interesting articles on the Internet. The following is from a “letters to the editor” piece from NMSU’s Panorama in 1999:

I would like to mention that many of these women are STILL members of this club as of this writing on January 28, 2012, and I know them! If you have more pictures and information about your involvement with the NMSU Women’s Club, please contact me at: Deb Franzoy@nmsu.edu, Web manager.